Astronomical table [manuscript], ca. 1790s.

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Astronomical table [manuscript], ca. 1790s.

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Sheet with a handwritten astronomical chart measuring the azimuth and zenith distances for specific 15-minute intervals in the "hours before noon" at declinations between 6 and 24. The doucment may be a navigational chart recording data from a scientific instrument such as a celestial globe or compass.

.01 cubic feet (1 folder)

Harvard University Archives.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8029649

Harvard University Archives.

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